- Date
- November 13, 1971
- Place
- Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N878MHawker Fury Mark 2
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163927
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3468 71/11/13 MOJAVE,CALIF HAWKER FURY MARK 2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3015 TIME - 0940 N878M PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE-KERN COUNT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOJAVE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRACTICE RUN ON RACE COURSE. FRONT ROW MASTER ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N878M
- Reported as
- Hawker Fury Mark 2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mojave-Kern Count
N878MRegistered now · Hawker MK 11 SEA FURYAirframe modelHawker MK 11 SEA FURYEngine modelWright R3350-42
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